Samsung SH-s182 not read cd and dvd

Which OS Service Pak is XP using? Have you tried to update the drivers? ' System ' Hardware ' Device Mgr
Can you test the burner on a 2nd PC? My older PC's dont see the DVD-RW but the burning software does.

click start control panel,administrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll to cd/dvd rom drives right click properties then properties again then tick enable cd digital cd audio for this cd rom device or scroll to dvd regions select the no _ for your specific area
hope this helps

You can find you driver here :

http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/240991/samsung-sh-s182m-dvd-writer-firmware-sb06-windows-98se-me-2000-xp-free-download.html

It is too late to find out the issue and return SH-S182D drive.
SH-S182D drive has compatibility issue, none of firmware (including the latest) is "perfect" so far.
I couldn't do anything but wait for Samsung to release new firmware to fix their drive.

Same **** with my Samsung SH-S182M. In a nutshell, it burns DVD's then can't read them while my old, cheap DVD reader can. Once in a while it manages to read one making me think I've fixed the problem.

All i can say to you is buy a new one my friend.

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Thank you.

Yboyandrei

Might be stupid Q, but was there a readable disk in the dvd drive already ?
It sounds like a software issues. What OS are you running ?

To check, go into the control panel, systems, hardware, device manager and uninstall the dvdrw, then reboot the machine and let windows install the device driver.

Hi,

So you mean each time you insert the disc it ejects automatically?or you have a problem reading with the disc?

try with a new cd rom

If the drive is "Master" (the first drive in cable line installed) then the jumper goes to "MA", if it is a "SLAVE" connected drive then the jumper goes to "SL".

before anything else.. your computer must not be plugged in
have some screw drivers ready

open the case
remove the connections of your old cd/dvd-rom
remove the screws
remove the drive from the bay

replace it with your new dvd writer
replace the connections and the screws
put everything else back
then turn on your system :D